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San Dimas, CA vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Household income in Monterey Park, is 32% less than it is in San Dimas and is 1% below the National Average.
- San Dimas unemployment rate is 9.2%.
- Monterey Park unemployment rate is 10.5%.
 San Dimas, CAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,670  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$68,497$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,966  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Dimas, CAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Dimas, CAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for San Dimas    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The Jefferson's have Guts & we love our city even from a distance it's still close to our hearts! Peace, Love, & Light!  More

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Over 11 years ago

You probably are aware of how bad the drought is in Southern CA. Last year we only received 3 inches of rain. This is more like Texas than Southern CA. It looks like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lori I'm assuming you could not afford the VIA VERDE neighborhood of San Dimas. I just moved into VIA VERDE and it is so peaceful! I love it! I have a beautiful green  More

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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